I feel like this movie is pretty close to flawless. Snappy dialogue, star power that’s well-leveraged, good camera work, costumes that tell a story, excellent score, interesting execution on the heist set-up… you can’t ask for much more! I also really love the orchestral arrangement of “Clair de Lune” at the end with Tess & Danny reuniting and the crew quietly enjoying their success together, with Linus (the rookie) the second to last to leave sharing a nice moment with Saul (the man who came out of “retirement” to do the job). Thanks for the reaction!
The only noticeable flaw was acknowledged as much by the filmmakers: there's no way they could have brought the hooker fliers to be taken out as a decoy from the vault. Yens got no room, and Danny and Linus obviously don't bring all those bags of fliers in.
@@pinkpenzu swat team arrives when the van with the decoy bags leaves. They brought the bags for the actual money. The fliers would have to have been already there in the vault (they aren't) or brought in by one of the three of Danny, Linus, and Yen. The filmmakers definitely acknowledged it and said they just kinda goofed there.
One thing I love about this movie is the realism in the characters. The movie establish that they've all known each other for a long time or just been working in their trade for a good while and that's it. For the rest of the movie, they treat each other as such and talk to each other as such. They have their own familiarity and lingo and just go through it without bothering to explain anything to the audience. No unnecessary exposition. Just like guys that know each other really well wouldn't bother explaining everything to each other cause they already know what it means. Rusty and Danny know each other so well, they don't need to do or say anything and they already know what he other is thinking.
The same might as well be applied to the actors. The Oceans series has been referred to as "George Clooney and Brad Pitt get their friends together to make a movie."
These three movies are so much fun. The best is probably the first, and they go down the line from there; but Ocean's Thirteen is actually my favorite.
@@ShanelleRiccio YES PLEASE, do 12 and 13. While it is certainly hard to follow something so fresh, the next two are still good movies. And just like the first one, from it's construction alone, it's pretty tight. Fun fact: when Julia found out Soderbergh was working on his next flick, she got in touch and said he had better have a part for her, whatever it is, she wants in :)
The last person at the fountain is Carl Reiner. He did a lot of work with Mel Brooks in the 1950's and 60's. He is also the father of Rob Reiner who directed Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally, and A Few Good Men.
Ocean’s 11 and the sequels are awesome. Great to see them! The original Ocean’s 11 is very different. Fun to see the period differences (same with Thomas Crown Affair…hint hint!)
Hah! The original O11 is slow (especially in comparison to O11 (2001)), but what can one expect from a movie made in 1960. No, the difference I mean is in the overall plot. It's a good example of how to do a remake without creating spoilers for those who saw the original. Same with the original vs. remake of Thomas Crown Affair and The Italian Job. Dealing with the very different pacing of movies from the '60s likely keeps them from being good RUclips content (Shanelle would do it awesomely, of course!), but it is a worthwhile suggestion to watch them offline. Meanwhile, @chefskiss6179, I would certainly like to see Shanelle tackle TCA (1999) if she's not seen it already (seeing as she likes heists!).
@@thomashobbes8786 Yeah! While I absolutely love the camaraderie banter in the Ocean's flicks, it's the cheeky cat-and-mouse aspect of Thomas Crowne Affair that I love. And it is done so well.
I like the original O11 primarily because it's such an unusual film. It's ambitious yet lazy, epic but bland, but entertaining somehow simply by the charisma of the cast. The remake is clearly superior but the original has a weird charm to it that compensates for it's massive weaknesses.
"You're going to have to definitely definitely let me know if you saw that in theaters." I did. Not only that, I saw it in a theater on the Las Vegas strip, so while I was watching the movie, I was seeing the building I was currently in on screen.
This is a remake of a 1960 movie staring most of the members of the "Rat pack"(Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davies Jnr, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop).
This movie is absolutely stacked. It has Bruce Wayne, Jason Bourne, Tyler Durden, Warmachine, Venom, Tom Sawyer, and Pretty Woman. Am I missing anybody?
I watched this in the theaters years ago, and it's become one of my go-to movies to have on in the background whenever I'm working on something. The pacing, quotes, and cinematography are perfect. The soundtrack is excellent as well. I've been to the Bellagio twice specifically because of this movie; I always drop by there if I'm in Las Vegas. The DVD version has a great director's commentary track, and there are all kinds of interesting details. Brad Pit was constantly snacking in between takes, so it eventually became part of Rusty's character. Hence why he's always eating. He ate 40 shrimp just for the Tess intro scene due to how many takes it took. The producer was friends with the owner of the Bellagio, which is why they were allowed to film and stay there. Also, when you mentioned the yellow and blue coloring: I know from firsthand experience that tables at the Bellagio are lighted yellow like that in real life. The ending group scene at the fountain was indeed the last scene they filmed, and was mostly improvised; the instructions were for Brad Pitt to leave first, and for Carl Reiner to leave last. The others just walked away when it felt natural. In fact, the fountain scene only came about when the director couldn't figure out how to get the group to separate after the heist, and just happened to be leaning on the fountain railing as he was thinking. There are plenty of other aspects worth looking into. Also, I worked in the banking industry for nearly 20 years, several of which as a vault keeper, branch ops supervisor, and auditor. I occasionally get asked if I was ever tempted to rob banks because of how much knowledge I have on security and procedures. I always say no. Breaking into a vault is hard. _Getting away with it_ is even harder. I've written whole essays explaining the steps necessary to pull off a full bank vault heist, and how it would fail miserably. I can post it here if you want. Don't rob banks, kids. The movies lie to you; it's much, _much_ harder than it looks. If you want to see the most realistic bank heist in movie history, watch Dog Day Afternoon; they fail almost _immediately._
I saw all three of the movies in theatres. Good memories and thanks for the reaction. Scott Caan and Casey Afleck are still my favorite characters in the first one.
11:04 - Same here. We need more of these creative choices to come back. Yeah the were clichés, mainly because they were initially so novel which made them popular and everyone and their grandma copied them. But because of that they haven't been used in years so coming back to them, SPARINGLY this time wouldn't come off as tacky but rather artsy. Thank GAWD for Tarantino and Anderson in this regard!
I don’t really like remakes but this one is great. The original, with The Rat Pack was just pure star power cool. Dean Martin Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr were actually performing in Vegas when it was filmed. There’s even a scene in the original movie that shows their names on the marquee. This movie captures the cool with a more believable story line. 22:50. Yeah. Ocean’s 12.
I'm a huge Rat Pack guy and I've forced myself through the og Ocean's 11 at least four times, convinced that there was something wrong with me for not liking it but I'm finally resigned to my truth. It's just Frank and crew collecting a check to hang out, drink and gamble. Good on 'em, get paid but like nothing happens in that movie. The songs still rock though.
Shanelle, I'm so glad you're doing this, it's about time. This trilogy is one of the most fun ever; talk about rewatchable movies!!! The editing, the chemistry among the actors, the performance...all 10s. Can't wait to see the other reactions.
This was awesome to see in the theater. While I have other movies in my top 5 favorites, the scene with all of them at the fountain with Claire De Lune playing might be my single favorite scene of all time.
Soderbergh came out of retirement to do Logan Lucky, nicknamed "Oceans 7/11" since it's based in a more rural setting. Still a great heist movie, with a great cast. As a cherry on top you get Daniel Craig speaking in a Carolina accent.
Julia post Oscars. They filmed her going down the stairs the day after she won her Oscar for Erin B. She almost couldn't contain her smile because the crew was hollering at her.
Each time I watch one of your reactions, it becomes my favorite one. This was no different. Great reaction to such a great ensemble film. Love this one. Can't wait for what's next!
Shanelle, When they release you from prison, they give you back the same clothes you had on when you were admitted and given your orange jumpsuit. Typically a movie like this, with so many A-listers, would be impossible to make because of the high salaries involved. The only reason they could make it was because the actors really wanted to work together and were willing to work for a fraction of their usual salaries. You recognized most of the stars. Reuben was played by Elliott Gould, who was a well known actor who had great success throughout the 60s and 70s He played Trapper John in the original MASH movie. Saul was played by Carl Reiner who wrote for, and performed with a who's who of comedy from the 50s through the 70s, including Sid Caesar, Dick VanDyke, and Mel Brooks. He died in 2020. He was also the father of actor and director Rob Reiner.
I’m probably the odd one with really loving Ocean’s Twelve. It feels so different but I love the editing and European feel of the film. It’s so great. I saw all of these in theaters with friends and it was such a fun time. Very very fun and left a lasting impression on me.
I love Ocean's Twelve a lot, even though people in the comments aren't wrong when they say it's one of the "weaker" films. For me, they have a lot of that Dean Martin/Sammy Davis Jr. "Rat Pack" energy, which is actually perfect given the Las Vegas setting. The "star power" of these films makes them a bit less immersive, but that's part of the charm: you always know that the gang is just a bunch of A-list actors who love working together in real life. I know they have names, but Danny is just "The George Clooney character." The in-jokes of their real-life friendship and chemistry are hard-baked into these films, and even though that gets a little silly, it's never anything but huge fun for me. Julia Roberts was underused in this movie, but without spoiling anything I'll say that the sequels make up for it in a big way. I don't get to see her do comedy enough, and they were really, REALLY lucky to have her for the future films.
This movie is a remake of a movie called "Oceans Eleven" from 1960 Starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. Now that you have seen this movie, Please watch the original! LOVE YOUR VIDS! Keep em coming..
My first date with my first girlfriend was to see this movie in theaters. We were in 7th grade. I kissed her right after George Clooney kissed Julia Roberts, and then we made out until the lights came up. I didn't realize the epilogue set up the sequel until it came out on VHS a year later. But seriously, this came out maybe 3 months after 9/11 - nobody was going to the movies, everybody was upset and scared, and this movie - those actors - reminded America that we could smile again.
19:54 - Yeah. Talk about clichés! I don't know where that started but for a while that color scheme was fucking EVERYWHERE! Thank god it subsided. And it's so subtle I hadn't noticed it, hardly even notice it there where you were pointing, so that's good to know.
Yes, I saw this in the theater and loved it. I have a twin brother, and our birthday is from right around the time that both this and Twelve were released in theaters (Thirteen wound up being a summer movie instead), but for that reason alone these movies will always be special to me because we saw all three of them together. But yeah I think this script is super high-quality and Soderbergh gives everything exactly the right pacing and energy and flow, it's one of the principle things that I think he understands better than almost any other filmmaker.
To the editor: Very much appreciate you saying she didn't know it was one vault yet, but I'd recommend leaving out those kinda things. Even corrective comments from viewers are comments. And more comments, the better. Cheers. Enjoyed the show, as always.
Some other Steven Soderbergh movies worth considering if you enjoys Ocean's Trilogy: Out of Sight (1998) and Logan Lucky (2017). If you are looking for another indie film go back to his directorial debut with Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989).
Ok at the time you asked what is the point of robbing three at once. If you want to hurt the guy you rob all three. And if not at the same time. Then he would beef up security even more and be on the lookout after getting robbed once 😊
If you like this one very very Stylish... But I actually had more fun with "Logan Lucky" a good old boy country version of "Ocean's 11" (it's actually the movie that actually made me respect Channing Tatum as an actor.
"I see everything that goes on in my casino" "I guess I better put back those towels..." "Nah, you can keep those..." ------- Line after line after line, the script just cracks and pops all the way in this movie. The real thing, for me, was the editing... "Las Vegas?" "Americas playground" HARD CUT - VEGAS ------- "Who ya got in mind?" PUSH IN - MONTAGE OF SCENES ---- pop pop pop, every scene, yet, a true love story all the way. This, really is what HOLLYWOOD can do when it puts its mind to it and remembers the key ingredients to movies are: STARS, STORIES, SETUPS and SEX instead, today we got: PRIMA KARENS, NO STORIES, and SEXUAL POLITICS Hey 'baby, if ya love this movie, you absolutely MUST watch 'OUT OF SIGHT' - same Director, but, I might add a better script, and also Don Cheadle, AND GEORGE CLOONEY plus, a solid performance from Jennifer Lopez. It's similar, but shows George a clear two years before this movie. Similar 1960's zoom lens usage, to make scenes faster to shoot...no need to movie the camera, just use a zoom lens! Fun movie. ♥
I saw 11 in theaters, it was definitely one of the funnest, wittiest crime caper movies I had ever seen. This is probably my second favorite Clooney film after “O Brother! Where Art Thou?” Steven Soderbergh made this coming off his 2000 one-two punches of Erin Brockovich and Traffic. I also saw 12 in theaters in 2004 but don’t remember enjoying as much as 11, it was just too convoluted and all over the place more than 11. I did not see 13 until after it had already been out on DVD for a couple of years, mainly because of my disappointment with 12, and the lame reviews that 13 got. It was fun but 11 is the best. I still have not seen Oceans 8 nor do I have any desire to. Another fun Soderbergh caper film is 2017’s Logan Lucky with Channing Tatum and Adam Driver, very similar to the Oceans Trilogy. RIP to Bernie Mac and Carl Reiner.
Oh cool, new shanaction earlier in the day (you usually post these by like 5 of 6 p.m. here)! Yeah, this one's known for having a huge cast of stars, much like The Expendables. Oh, do you mean 'one-liners'?
Okay, so Rusty (Brad Pitt's character) says, "we're gonna need a Boesky, a Jim Brown, a Miss Daisy, two Jethros and a Leon Spinks, not to mention the biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever!" A Boesky is when a con man pretends to be a wealthy man who supposedly has inside information to insert himself into the target's surroundings. That would be Saul Berg pretending to be Lyman Czerga. The name is a reference to Ivan Boesky, a big-time trader on Wall Street who got caught committing securities fraud. A Jim Brown is a staged fight. In this case, its when Frank Catton and Linus Caldwell get into it with each other to distract Terry Benedict enough so that Linus can lift the security codes to the vault. Named for the famous American football player who had anger problems and got into a lot of fights as a player. A Miss Daisy is the use of a disguised vehicle put into place as use as a getaway vehicle, but in a way that nobody questions the presence of the vehicle. The SWAT truck our con men used as their getaway car is the Miss Daisy, The two Jethros are the Malloy brothers, Turk and Virgil. They provide general two-man work like the distraction they pull with the balloons covering the security camera on the casino floor so Livingston can get into the video surveillance room. A Leon Spinksis the distraction in the form of disrupting the boxing match. There was an episode of NCIS once where the director went home to Chicago to investigate the death of his boxer friend. in the episode, they mentioned this boxing match where Leon Spinks beat Muhammad Ali, and it was a total upset that no one expected. No one expected the power to go out in the middle of the match in the movie, either, and it created absolute chaos, which was great for our con artists. Last6ly, an Ella Fitzgerald is when you loop security footage over the actual security view. They do this over Benedict's Vault security system, a robbery which had actually been staged the previous night as a distraction while the real robbery takes place. it comes from a commercial for Memorex brand audio tapes, which had a commercial once featuring a recording of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald's voice breaking a glass, The voiceover then says, "is it live or is it Memorex?" The concept is that Benedict doesn't know if the robbery he's seeing is the robbery that's actually happening.
I can't help but think about Rick & Morty, One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty. Every heist movie is about 90% getting the crew together and 10% revealing they already made off with the score before anyone knew it was taken. 😊
17:02 - Oh mah gawd! Lindsay Lohan meme, then the caption jokes, now graphics inserts? This just keeps getting better and better! And yes, that does mean keep them. 😄
If you like Clooney and Roberts fighting you might also like Roberts and Pitt fighting in "The Mexican", which came along not long after this film, directed by Gore Verbinski, who is now famous for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.
Did they set up Basher's vault job to get blown so they could fake arrest him into the group? If not, how did they know he was going to run into problems?
If you get a chance, watch “The Mexican” to see Brad Pitt & Julia Roberts playing a couple before this movie. Also this wasn’t the first time George Clooney & Elliot Gould acted together. They did a sitcom called ER (no I’m not talking about the drama ER that made him famous either) back in the early 80s. It only got one season, but it was well liked. I remember it and I’ll be 50 in October.
Since you like Indie movies, you should check out Sex, Lies and Videotapes, the film that bought Soderberg to the world and killed at Cannes. "Snazzy" camerawork was by Soderberg himself (as "Peter Andrews")
They did a good job on this one, but I prefer the original. Nobody can match Deano for cool. Throw in Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Angie Dickinson, and Cesar Romero, and the original cast is even better than this one. You won't regret watching it. Always love your reactions Shanelle. You are one of the best things on RUclips.
12:36 the flattery excuses staying in the hand shake. The message is gimme a more reasonable price or the pain will maintain...No, A hundred off is not what I can appreciate. When the cost drops a second amount you have to leave the handshake with a red herring comments neither here nor there but making them feel like they are in charge after they got shake disown one might suppose.-Ernie Moore Jr.
I usually comment all the way through but there's just so much going on at the same time in this one, but i have no clue how Danny got back to that room where he was being beat up
Other good heist films: "Absolute Power" (1997) "Jackie Brown" (1997) from a book by Elmore Leonard "The Bank Job" (2008) "The Italian Job" (2003 remake) "Sneakers" (1992) "The Sting" (1973) "Parker" (2013) "Entrapment" (1999) "Ronin" (1998) "The Ladykillers" (2004 remake) "Out of Sight" (1998) from a book by Elmore Leonard "Maverick" (1994) "Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels" (1998) "Snatch" (2000) "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1999 remake) "Payback" (1999) "Heat" (1995) "The Taking of Pelham 123" (2009 remake) "Kelly's Heroes" (1970) "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988) "The Usual Suspects" (1995) "The Long Riders" (1980) "Broken Arrow" (1996) "Swordfish" (2001) "Heist" (2001) there is another "Heist" from 2015, not a remake but a completely different story "The Score" (2001) "Red Notice" (2021) Netflix Original "The Italian Job" (1969 original) "The Ladykillers" (1955 original) "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968 original) "The Taking of Pelham One two Three" (1974 original) "The Taking of Pelham One two Three" (1998 remake)
Rounders(1998) starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton is good little film directed by John Dahl. Hope you have a chance to watch. If so, hope you like it.
Damn, Don Cheadle was the only one I had to look up. "House of Lies" TV series is a heck of a ride. Millionaires working to be richer. As a Brit it's a very odd mindset.
Is "Throw Mama From the Train" on your radar? I know you said you wanted more Danny DeVito in your life, and he directed this gem in 1987 and acts opposite of Billy Crystal.
I feel like this movie is pretty close to flawless. Snappy dialogue, star power that’s well-leveraged, good camera work, costumes that tell a story, excellent score, interesting execution on the heist set-up… you can’t ask for much more! I also really love the orchestral arrangement of “Clair de Lune” at the end with Tess & Danny reuniting and the crew quietly enjoying their success together, with Linus (the rookie) the second to last to leave sharing a nice moment with Saul (the man who came out of “retirement” to do the job). Thanks for the reaction!
The only noticeable flaw was acknowledged as much by the filmmakers: there's no way they could have brought the hooker fliers to be taken out as a decoy from the vault. Yens got no room, and Danny and Linus obviously don't bring all those bags of fliers in.
@@inarar5334 what about the swat team?
@@pinkpenzu swat team arrives when the van with the decoy bags leaves. They brought the bags for the actual money. The fliers would have to have been already there in the vault (they aren't) or brought in by one of the three of Danny, Linus, and Yen. The filmmakers definitely acknowledged it and said they just kinda goofed there.
I was wondering if you've seen the "Ocean's 11" from 1960 with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, & Sammy Davis Jr. ?
One thing I love about this movie is the realism in the characters. The movie establish that they've all known each other for a long time or just been working in their trade for a good while and that's it. For the rest of the movie, they treat each other as such and talk to each other as such. They have their own familiarity and lingo and just go through it without bothering to explain anything to the audience. No unnecessary exposition. Just like guys that know each other really well wouldn't bother explaining everything to each other cause they already know what it means. Rusty and Danny know each other so well, they don't need to do or say anything and they already know what he other is thinking.
The same might as well be applied to the actors. The Oceans series has been referred to as "George Clooney and Brad Pitt get their friends together to make a movie."
These three movies are so much fun. The best is probably the first, and they go down the line from there; but Ocean's Thirteen is actually my favorite.
I’m excited to keep going!! So entertaining
13 is definitely better than 12.
@@ShanelleRiccio YES PLEASE, do 12 and 13.
While it is certainly hard to follow something so fresh, the next two are still good movies. And just like the first one, from it's construction alone, it's pretty tight.
Fun fact: when Julia found out Soderbergh was working on his next flick, she got in touch and said he had better have a part for her, whatever it is, she wants in :)
Didn't care for 12... Is a fun if dumb gag... But I really really like 13...
12 is my favorite
The last person at the fountain is Carl Reiner. He did a lot of work with Mel Brooks in the 1950's and 60's. He is also the father of Rob Reiner who directed Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally, and A Few Good Men.
Ocean’s 11 and the sequels are awesome. Great to see them!
The original Ocean’s 11 is very different. Fun to see the period differences (same with Thomas Crown Affair…hint hint!)
That would be pretty sweet if she did TCA after these three :D
And by very different you mean slow as molasses. Cluney didnt have fond things to say
Hah! The original O11 is slow (especially in comparison to O11 (2001)), but what can one expect from a movie made in 1960. No, the difference I mean is in the overall plot. It's a good example of how to do a remake without creating spoilers for those who saw the original. Same with the original vs. remake of Thomas Crown Affair and The Italian Job. Dealing with the very different pacing of movies from the '60s likely keeps them from being good RUclips content (Shanelle would do it awesomely, of course!), but it is a worthwhile suggestion to watch them offline.
Meanwhile, @chefskiss6179, I would certainly like to see Shanelle tackle TCA (1999) if she's not seen it already (seeing as she likes heists!).
@@thomashobbes8786 Yeah! While I absolutely love the camaraderie banter in the Ocean's flicks, it's the cheeky cat-and-mouse aspect of Thomas Crowne Affair that I love. And it is done so well.
I like the original O11 primarily because it's such an unusual film. It's ambitious yet lazy, epic but bland, but entertaining somehow simply by the charisma of the cast. The remake is clearly superior but the original has a weird charm to it that compensates for it's massive weaknesses.
"You're going to have to definitely definitely let me know if you saw that in theaters."
I did. Not only that, I saw it in a theater on the Las Vegas strip, so while I was watching the movie, I was seeing the building I was currently in on screen.
This is a remake of a 1960 movie staring most of the members of the "Rat pack"(Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davies Jnr, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop).
This movie is absolutely stacked. It has Bruce Wayne, Jason Bourne, Tyler Durden, Warmachine, Venom, Tom Sawyer, and Pretty Woman. Am I missing anybody?
The sad guy from Manchester by the Sea 😂
Tiger Woods.
Ross and Monica's Dad
@@Dylan_Platt Damn! I did forget Mr. Geller.
Sonny Corleone's illegitimate kid? And his real kid?
I watched this in the theaters years ago, and it's become one of my go-to movies to have on in the background whenever I'm working on something. The pacing, quotes, and cinematography are perfect. The soundtrack is excellent as well. I've been to the Bellagio twice specifically because of this movie; I always drop by there if I'm in Las Vegas. The DVD version has a great director's commentary track, and there are all kinds of interesting details. Brad Pit was constantly snacking in between takes, so it eventually became part of Rusty's character. Hence why he's always eating. He ate 40 shrimp just for the Tess intro scene due to how many takes it took. The producer was friends with the owner of the Bellagio, which is why they were allowed to film and stay there. Also, when you mentioned the yellow and blue coloring: I know from firsthand experience that tables at the Bellagio are lighted yellow like that in real life. The ending group scene at the fountain was indeed the last scene they filmed, and was mostly improvised; the instructions were for Brad Pitt to leave first, and for Carl Reiner to leave last. The others just walked away when it felt natural. In fact, the fountain scene only came about when the director couldn't figure out how to get the group to separate after the heist, and just happened to be leaning on the fountain railing as he was thinking. There are plenty of other aspects worth looking into.
Also, I worked in the banking industry for nearly 20 years, several of which as a vault keeper, branch ops supervisor, and auditor. I occasionally get asked if I was ever tempted to rob banks because of how much knowledge I have on security and procedures. I always say no. Breaking into a vault is hard. _Getting away with it_ is even harder. I've written whole essays explaining the steps necessary to pull off a full bank vault heist, and how it would fail miserably. I can post it here if you want. Don't rob banks, kids. The movies lie to you; it's much, _much_ harder than it looks. If you want to see the most realistic bank heist in movie history, watch Dog Day Afternoon; they fail almost _immediately._
Please post those essays. I'd totally read them.
Oh my lord, I can’t wait for Twelve! Also, Steven Soderbergh is a directorial GOD. He's basically an experimental filmmaker with a Hollywood mask lol
Oceans'12 has a great fourth wall break that really makes it fun.
"Just sqeeze his hand really hard and flatter him with his skin softness"
that philosophy in life will get you far Shanelle
😂
Absolutely need to watch Mr and Mrs Smith if you haven't. Underrated movie and it's peak Brad Pitt.
I saw all three of the movies in theatres. Good memories and thanks for the reaction. Scott Caan and Casey Afleck are still my favorite characters in the first one.
They wrote the parts for Owen and Luke Wilson.
@@djlp2212 Interesting...I didn't know that. They would have been really funny as well.
@@SutMacG They chose to do the The Royal Tanenbaums instead.
@@djlp2212 Smart move by Owen and Luke. I still remember seeing them together for the first time in Bottle Rocket. Highly underrated flick imo.
11:04 - Same here. We need more of these creative choices to come back. Yeah the were clichés, mainly because they were initially so novel which made them popular and everyone and their grandma copied them. But because of that they haven't been used in years so coming back to them, SPARINGLY this time wouldn't come off as tacky but rather artsy. Thank GAWD for Tarantino and Anderson in this regard!
I don’t really like remakes but this one is great. The original, with The Rat Pack was just pure star power cool. Dean Martin Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr were actually performing in Vegas when it was filmed. There’s even a scene in the original movie that shows their names on the marquee. This movie captures the cool with a more believable story line.
22:50. Yeah. Ocean’s 12.
I'm a huge Rat Pack guy and I've forced myself through the og Ocean's 11 at least four times, convinced that there was something wrong with me for not liking it but I'm finally resigned to my truth. It's just Frank and crew collecting a check to hang out, drink and gamble. Good on 'em, get paid but like nothing happens in that movie.
The songs still rock though.
Shanelle, I'm so glad you're doing this, it's about time. This trilogy is one of the most fun ever; talk about rewatchable movies!!! The editing, the chemistry among the actors, the performance...all 10s. Can't wait to see the other reactions.
This was awesome to see in the theater. While I have other movies in my top 5 favorites, the scene with all of them at the fountain with Claire De Lune playing might be my single favorite scene of all time.
Soderbergh came out of retirement to do Logan Lucky, nicknamed "Oceans 7/11" since it's based in a more rural setting.
Still a great heist movie, with a great cast. As a cherry on top you get Daniel Craig speaking in a Carolina accent.
Julia post Oscars. They filmed her going down the stairs the day after she won her Oscar for Erin B. She almost couldn't contain her smile because the crew was hollering at her.
I remember at the time Clooney saying that Frank Sinatra’s original Ocean’s 11 had the cooler cast but that his movie had the better script.
I always love it when members of the 90s brat pack work together. Pitt and Damon kill it
Each time I watch one of your reactions, it becomes my favorite one. This was no different. Great reaction to such a great ensemble film. Love this one. Can't wait for what's next!
Shanelle, When they release you from prison, they give you back the same clothes you had on when you were admitted and given your orange jumpsuit.
Typically a movie like this, with so many A-listers, would be impossible to make because of the high salaries involved. The only reason they could make it was because the actors really wanted to work together and were willing to work for a fraction of their usual salaries.
You recognized most of the stars. Reuben was played by Elliott Gould, who was a well known actor who had great success throughout the 60s and 70s He played Trapper John in the original MASH movie. Saul was played by Carl Reiner who wrote for, and performed with a who's who of comedy from the 50s through the 70s, including Sid Caesar, Dick VanDyke, and Mel Brooks. He died in 2020. He was also the father of actor and director Rob Reiner.
Don Cheadle - did the film for fun - "non-credited" - I love this guy - outstanding people.
I’m probably the odd one with really loving Ocean’s Twelve. It feels so different but I love the editing and European feel of the film. It’s so great. I saw all of these in theaters with friends and it was such a fun time. Very very fun and left a lasting impression on me.
Shanelle "I'm so annoying"
Me "I knew that already!"
I love Ocean's Twelve a lot, even though people in the comments aren't wrong when they say it's one of the "weaker" films. For me, they have a lot of that Dean Martin/Sammy Davis Jr. "Rat Pack" energy, which is actually perfect given the Las Vegas setting. The "star power" of these films makes them a bit less immersive, but that's part of the charm: you always know that the gang is just a bunch of A-list actors who love working together in real life. I know they have names, but Danny is just "The George Clooney character." The in-jokes of their real-life friendship and chemistry are hard-baked into these films, and even though that gets a little silly, it's never anything but huge fun for me.
Julia Roberts was underused in this movie, but without spoiling anything I'll say that the sequels make up for it in a big way. I don't get to see her do comedy enough, and they were really, REALLY lucky to have her for the future films.
This movie is a remake of a movie called "Oceans Eleven" from 1960 Starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. Now that you have seen this movie, Please watch the original! LOVE YOUR VIDS! Keep em coming..
I was going to say the same thing!! Love the original so much!!
Was gonna reccommend that also. The original is packed with 1950's- '60's talents.
Agreed. I love the twist at the end of the original. Totally different feel. Plus, you can't beat the music when the Rat Pack is involved.
Shirley MacLaine, for the minute or so that she was in the original, took my breath away.
Original is awesome
Shanelle, Great job. It's a good spiel.-Ernie Moore Jr.
As someone who had spent some years in the prison system, yes it is true when your sitting in front of the parole board, they will ask you that! 100%.
And that young pick-pocket grew up to become the world's very first space pirate!
Lol they do ask you that in parole hearings 😂😂😂
Ocean's twelve is a must.
I don't know if you're looking to do a collaboration, but I think a crossover reaction with you and Ashleigh Burton would be highly entertaining! 😊
Love her!!!
Perhaps Ocean's 8, since it had an all-women crew?
YES! Two of my favs.
Yep I saw this in the theater and proceeded to the store to buy the soundtrack.
I love this movie - it's one that I feel was perfectly constructed and cast.
12 was one of the best sequels imo. A fun follow up to 11
My first date with my first girlfriend was to see this movie in theaters. We were in 7th grade. I kissed her right after George Clooney kissed Julia Roberts, and then we made out until the lights came up. I didn't realize the epilogue set up the sequel until it came out on VHS a year later. But seriously, this came out maybe 3 months after 9/11 - nobody was going to the movies, everybody was upset and scared, and this movie - those actors - reminded America that we could smile again.
Carl Reiner as Saul I think has to be my fav. He did a great job in this one. Thanks Shanelle. Great job as always.
19:54 - Yeah. Talk about clichés! I don't know where that started but for a while that color scheme was fucking EVERYWHERE! Thank god it subsided. And it's so subtle I hadn't noticed it, hardly even notice it there where you were pointing, so that's good to know.
Yes, I saw this in the theater and loved it. I have a twin brother, and our birthday is from right around the time that both this and Twelve were released in theaters (Thirteen wound up being a summer movie instead), but for that reason alone these movies will always be special to me because we saw all three of them together. But yeah I think this script is super high-quality and Soderbergh gives everything exactly the right pacing and energy and flow, it's one of the principle things that I think he understands better than almost any other filmmaker.
This is a trilogy, all 3 movies are tied together and just as good
To the editor: Very much appreciate you saying she didn't know it was one vault yet, but I'd recommend leaving out those kinda things. Even corrective comments from viewers are comments. And more comments, the better.
Cheers. Enjoyed the show, as always.
Nice! Hope you watch the whole trilogy!
32:38 - Good for him, his request seems reasonable enough.
Some other Steven Soderbergh movies worth considering if you enjoys Ocean's Trilogy: Out of Sight (1998) and Logan Lucky (2017). If you are looking for another indie film go back to his directorial debut with Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989).
I recommend “Out of Sight”. Movie star vehicle, but good too.
I never even noticed Don was uncredited
So many things had to go right to make this movie work, but they did it. Everything worked.
Ok at the time you asked what is the point of robbing three at once. If you want to hurt the guy you rob all three. And if not at the same time. Then he would beef up security even more and be on the lookout after getting robbed once 😊
Saw this one in theater. Super fun
If you like this one very very Stylish... But I actually had more fun with "Logan Lucky" a good old boy country version of "Ocean's 11" (it's actually the movie that actually made me respect Channing Tatum as an actor.
"I see everything that goes on in my casino"
"I guess I better put back those towels..."
"Nah, you can keep those..."
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Line after line after line, the script just cracks and pops all the way in this movie. The real thing, for me, was the editing...
"Las Vegas?"
"Americas playground"
HARD CUT - VEGAS
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"Who ya got in mind?"
PUSH IN - MONTAGE OF SCENES
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pop pop pop, every scene, yet, a true love story all the way. This, really is what HOLLYWOOD can do when it puts its mind to it and remembers the key ingredients to movies are:
STARS, STORIES, SETUPS and SEX
instead, today we got:
PRIMA KARENS, NO STORIES, and SEXUAL POLITICS
Hey 'baby, if ya love this movie, you absolutely MUST watch 'OUT OF SIGHT' - same Director, but, I might add a better script, and also Don Cheadle, AND GEORGE CLOONEY plus, a solid performance from Jennifer Lopez.
It's similar, but shows George a clear two years before this movie.
Similar 1960's zoom lens usage, to make scenes faster to shoot...no need to movie the camera, just use a zoom lens! Fun movie.
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I saw 11 in theaters, it was definitely one of the funnest, wittiest crime caper movies I had ever seen. This is probably my second favorite Clooney film after “O Brother! Where Art Thou?” Steven Soderbergh made this coming off his 2000 one-two punches of Erin Brockovich and Traffic. I also saw 12 in theaters in 2004 but don’t remember enjoying as much as 11, it was just too convoluted and all over the place more than 11. I did not see 13 until after it had already been out on DVD for a couple of years, mainly because of my disappointment with 12, and the lame reviews that 13 got. It was fun but 11 is the best. I still have not seen Oceans 8 nor do I have any desire to. Another fun Soderbergh caper film is 2017’s Logan Lucky with Channing Tatum and Adam Driver, very similar to the Oceans Trilogy. RIP to Bernie Mac and Carl Reiner.
Oh cool, new shanaction earlier in the day (you usually post these by like 5 of 6 p.m. here)! Yeah, this one's known for having a huge cast of stars, much like The Expendables. Oh, do you mean 'one-liners'?
Love your "snazzy" laugh, Shanelle! 💓💋
Omg yes!!! I’m so excited to see your reaction to this awesome movie! One of my favorites, you can watch it 50 times and catch something new.
Okay, so Rusty (Brad Pitt's character) says, "we're gonna need a Boesky, a Jim Brown, a Miss Daisy, two Jethros and a Leon Spinks, not to mention the biggest Ella Fitzgerald ever!"
A Boesky is when a con man pretends to be a wealthy man who supposedly has inside information to insert himself into the target's surroundings. That would be Saul Berg pretending to be Lyman Czerga. The name is a reference to Ivan Boesky, a big-time trader on Wall Street who got caught committing securities fraud.
A Jim Brown is a staged fight. In this case, its when Frank Catton and Linus Caldwell get into it with each other to distract Terry Benedict enough so that Linus can lift the security codes to the vault. Named for the famous American football player who had anger problems and got into a lot of fights as a player.
A Miss Daisy is the use of a disguised vehicle put into place as use as a getaway vehicle, but in a way that nobody questions the presence of the vehicle. The SWAT truck our con men used as their getaway car is the Miss Daisy,
The two Jethros are the Malloy brothers, Turk and Virgil. They provide general two-man work like the distraction they pull with the balloons covering the security camera on the casino floor so Livingston can get into the video surveillance room.
A Leon Spinksis the distraction in the form of disrupting the boxing match. There was an episode of NCIS once where the director went home to Chicago to investigate the death of his boxer friend. in the episode, they mentioned this boxing match where Leon Spinks beat Muhammad Ali, and it was a total upset that no one expected. No one expected the power to go out in the middle of the match in the movie, either, and it created absolute chaos, which was great for our con artists.
Last6ly, an Ella Fitzgerald is when you loop security footage over the actual security view. They do this over Benedict's Vault security system, a robbery which had actually been staged the previous night as a distraction while the real robbery takes place. it comes from a commercial for Memorex brand audio tapes, which had a commercial once featuring a recording of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald's voice breaking a glass, The voiceover then says, "is it live or is it Memorex?" The concept is that Benedict doesn't know if the robbery he's seeing is the robbery that's actually happening.
I can't help but think about Rick & Morty, One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty. Every heist movie is about 90% getting the crew together and 10% revealing they already made off with the score before anyone knew it was taken. 😊
Two good films to watch..The Silent Partner (1978) with Elliott Gould and The Bedroom Window 1987 with Steve Guttenberg...
I always love how many scenes there are with Brad Pitt eating. I feel like he’s eating in almost every scene he’s in. He’s a good eating actor.
16:44 I never... Knew that... William... Shatner... Made a... Cameo... Here.
The original Ocean's Eleven with Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack is great
Shanelle, just saying, your hair is already on par with Julia's! Glad you liked the film; it's one of my favorites!
Brad is ALWAYS eating in this movie!
You might enjoy Tower Heist, with Ben Stiller. I mean, it's in the title, right?
17:02 - Oh mah gawd! Lindsay Lohan meme, then the caption jokes, now graphics inserts? This just keeps getting better and better! And yes, that does mean keep them. 😄
If you like Clooney and Roberts fighting you might also like Roberts and Pitt fighting in "The Mexican", which came along not long after this film, directed by Gore Verbinski, who is now famous for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.
One of the best heist movies ever! ❤
Did they set up Basher's vault job to get blown so they could fake arrest him into the group? If not, how did they know he was going to run into problems?
If you love split screen - The Boston Strangler starring Tony Curtis.
If you haven’t seen 12 monkeys. See it.
Brad Pitt was gold in that one. He spent some time in an institution to study the wacko. Great movie.
Elliot Gould, old school Hollywood. Married to Barbra Streisand back in the day. They have a son.
💡 You gotta do another 80's classic! Mannequin! And Hollywood Montrose is a riot. :)
Ah, when they used to make movies just to have a good time in the theatre
If you get a chance, watch “The Mexican” to see Brad Pitt & Julia Roberts playing a couple before this movie. Also this wasn’t the first time George Clooney & Elliot Gould acted together. They did a sitcom called ER (no I’m not talking about the drama ER that made him famous either) back in the early 80s. It only got one season, but it was well liked. I remember it and I’ll be 50 in October.
I watched Oceans 11,12,13
Ocean's 11: (favourite)
Ocean's 12:
Ocean's 13: (Least liked)
Now we’re hoping to get to see you react to 12, 13 & 8. 🙌
Great job!
Saw it 2 times in the theater
Since you like Indie movies, you should check out Sex, Lies and Videotapes, the film that bought Soderberg to the world and killed at Cannes. "Snazzy" camerawork was by Soderberg himself (as "Peter Andrews")
They did a good job on this one, but I prefer the original. Nobody can match Deano for cool. Throw in Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Angie Dickinson, and Cesar Romero, and the original cast is even better than this one. You won't regret watching it.
Always love your reactions Shanelle. You are one of the best things on RUclips.
12:36 the flattery excuses staying in the hand shake. The message is gimme a more reasonable price or the pain will maintain...No, A hundred off is not what I can appreciate. When the cost drops a second amount you have to leave the handshake with a red herring comments neither here nor there but making them feel like they are in charge after they got shake disown one might suppose.-Ernie Moore Jr.
I think you would like On the waterfront an old black and white staring Marlon Brando.
What are you talking about, you DO have hair like that! It's amazing!
Love these movies
love a large cast
Remakes are risky but credit to Soderbergh they pulled this one off.
I usually comment all the way through but there's just so much going on at the same time in this one, but i have no clue how Danny got back to that room where he was being beat up
Now the next are Ocean's Twelve and Thirteen.
Very good and funny... and totally different to the previous one...
Other good heist films:
"Absolute Power" (1997)
"Jackie Brown" (1997) from a book by Elmore Leonard
"The Bank Job" (2008)
"The Italian Job" (2003 remake)
"Sneakers" (1992)
"The Sting" (1973)
"Parker" (2013)
"Entrapment" (1999)
"Ronin" (1998)
"The Ladykillers" (2004 remake)
"Out of Sight" (1998) from a book by Elmore Leonard
"Maverick" (1994)
"Lock, Stock, and 2 Smoking Barrels" (1998)
"Snatch" (2000)
"The Thomas Crown Affair" (1999 remake)
"Payback" (1999)
"Heat" (1995)
"The Taking of Pelham 123" (2009 remake)
"Kelly's Heroes" (1970)
"A Fish Called Wanda" (1988)
"The Usual Suspects" (1995)
"The Long Riders" (1980)
"Broken Arrow" (1996)
"Swordfish" (2001)
"Heist" (2001) there is another "Heist" from 2015, not a remake but a completely different story
"The Score" (2001)
"Red Notice" (2021) Netflix Original
"The Italian Job" (1969 original)
"The Ladykillers" (1955 original)
"The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968 original)
"The Taking of Pelham One two Three" (1974 original)
"The Taking of Pelham One two Three" (1998 remake)
As far as I remember 12 and 13 are also good.
Rounders(1998) starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton is good little film directed by John Dahl. Hope you have a chance to watch. If so, hope you like it.
Shanelle, I knew that already.
Good for you you smarty! 😂
13 is my favorite of the three with 12 probably being the least.
Damn, Don Cheadle was the only one I had to look up. "House of Lies" TV series is a heck of a ride.
Millionaires working to be richer. As a Brit it's a very odd mindset.
You should watch the original Oceans 11 with Frank Sinatra. Excellent
I just realized it, but this movie kinda reminds me of The Count of Monte Cristo. 🤔
Is "Throw Mama From the Train" on your radar? I know you said you wanted more Danny DeVito in your life, and he directed this gem in 1987 and acts opposite of Billy Crystal.